Affidavit details events leading to Kissimmee shootout between FDLE agents,...
The operation leading to a shooting that injured a Florida Department Law Enforcement agent and a suspect began May 19 when undercover officers with the Osceola County Investigative Bureau contacted...
View ArticleChildren’s home pauses taking ‘at-risk’ kids after runaway children shoot at...
A Central Florida children’s home that two children ran away from before engaging sheriff’s deputies in a gun battle this week will stop accepting “at-risk” children, officials said.
View ArticleAttorney General asks judge to block DNA testing in another Orange County...
For the second time this week, Florida's attorney general asked a judge to block DNA testing in an Orange County death penalty case
View ArticleFormer judicial candidate Andrew Jones admits sex with minor, but avoids jail...
Lawyer and former prosecutor Andrew John Jones, who was arrested almost three years ago in the statutory rape of a teen girl, pleaded guilty Thursday to child abuse and tampering with evidence.
View ArticleCOVID-19 in Florida: 1,878 new infections, 49 more deaths
Florida added 1,878 coronavirus cases Thursday to bring the cumulative total to 2,329,867. With 49 more fatalities, a total of 36,973 residents have died from the virus.
View ArticleMan who shot at FDLE agents in drug sting faces attempted murder charge,...
Maximiano Arrellano-Resendiz was also shot during the undercover drug sting, said KPD spokeswoman Samantha Scarp.
View ArticleOrlando residents who helped steal over $700,000 from churches arrested in...
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security arrested two Orlando residents, who officials say helped steal over $740,000 from churches nationwide over the past year, in Mexico Saturday, according to the...
View Article‘We’ve had enough’: Families, state leaders rally to improve Florida prisons
State leaders and families of people incarcerated rallied together calling for better treatment inside Florida prisons and oversight of the system.
View ArticleHit-and-run driver kills woman, dog in Orange County
A hit-and-run driver killed a woman and dog Friday morning along John Young Parkway, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
View Article2 dead, including teen girl, in double vehicle crash in Volusia
A 44-year-old man and a 13-year-old girl died early Friday in a double vehicle crash on a Volusia County highway, according the Florida Highway Patrol.
View ArticlePossible cyberattack targets Villages, Leesburg hospitals
Experts are looking into a possible cyberattack that targeted Villages and Leesburg hospitals.
View ArticleOrange County Mayor Demings ends state of emergency: ‘We are back on course...
With the threat of COVID-19 fading, Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings opened his third annual state-of-the-county address Friday by announcing the official end to the state of emergency he imposed...
View ArticleFAA releases preliminary cause of Leesburg helicopter crash
An FAA report says a Blackhawk firefighting helicopter was doing water dump tests at the Leesburg airport when control of the bucket was lost, killing four onboard.
View ArticleSeaWorld Orlando adds intense Howl-O-Scream event to Halloween lineup
SeaWorld Orlando adds extra layer of fright to Halloween in 2021 with Howl-O-Scream, an after-hours event with haunted houses, scare zones, other spooky activities.
View ArticleOrlando’s WFTV-Channel 9 among TV stations to be hacked, reports say
WFTV-Channel 9 was among a handful of local TV news stations to be hacked in a ransomware attack on its owner, Cox Media Group, according to news reports.
View ArticleMan arrested for role in fatal shooting at east Orlando apartment complex,...
Orlando police detectives arrested a 22-year-old man Friday in connection with the killing of a 20-year-old man at his South Semoran-area apartment during an attempted robbery in late April, according...
View ArticleExperiencing waste pickup delays in Orange County? Here’s why
Some Orange County Utilities customers are experiencing garbage and recycling pickup delays as an effect of the COVID-19 pandemic.
View ArticleCapitol riot arrests reveal far-right Oath Keepers’ extremist influence in...
The Oath Keepers, a far-right extremist group, have become a focal point for federal investigators, who have so far charged about 440 people in the insurrection.
View Article2 Florida beaches named to annual Dr. Beach Top 10 list
When Dr. Beach names you a winner, you don’t get to play again, and that’s why Florida only has two beaches on his annual Top 10 list for the best beaches in the U.S.
View ArticleFlorida prisons try mentor program to help those on short sentences succeed...
The volunteer mentors live alongside men and women with shorter sentences, a setup officials hope will help keep negative influences away and help them avoid returning to crime when they re-enter society.
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